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Clogged air
filter element |
Replace element according to engine manufacturers recommendations |
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Obstructed air
intake duct to turbo compressor |
Remove obstruction or replace damaged parts as required |
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Obstructed air
outlet duct from compressor to intake manifold |
Remove obstruction or replace damaged parts as required |
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Obstructed
intake manifold |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & remove obstruction |
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Air leak in
duct from air cleaner to compressor |
Correct leak by replacing seals or tightening fasteners as required |
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Air leak in
duct from compressor to intake manifold |
Correct leak by replacing seals or tightening fasteners as required |
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Air leak at
intake manifold to engine joint |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & replace gaskets or tighten fasteners as
required |
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Obstruction in
exhaust manifold |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & remove obstruction |
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Obstruction in
muffler or exhaust stack |
Remove obstruction or replace faulty components |
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Gas leak in
exhaust manifold to engine joint |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & replace gaskets or tighten fasteners as
required |
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Gas leak in
turbine inlet to exhaust manifold joint |
Replace gasket or tighten fasteners as required |
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Gas leak in
ducting after the turbine outlet |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & repair leak |
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Obstructed
turbocharger oil drain line |
Remove obstruction or replace line as required |
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Obstructed
engine crankcase vent |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual, clear obstruction |
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Turbocharger
center housing sludged or coked |
Change engine oil & oil filter, overhaul or replace turbo as required |
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Fuel injection
pump or fuel injectors incorrectly adjusted |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual - replace or adjust faulty component(s) as required |
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Engine camshaft
timing incorrect |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & replace worn parts |
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Worn engine
piston rings or liners (blowby) |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & repair engine as required |
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Internal engine
problem (valves, pistons) |
Refer to engine manufacturers manual & repair engine as required |
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Dirt caked on
compressor wheel and/or diffuser vanes |
Clean using a Non-Caustic cleaner & Soft Brush. Find and correct
source of unfiltered air & change engine oil & oil filter |
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Damaged
turbocharger |
Analyze failed turbocharger, find & correct the cause of failure, overhaul or replace
turbocharger as required |
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Normal Use |
Acceptable operating & maintenance procedures |
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Contaminated
oil (dirt in oil) |
Engine oil and oil filter(s) not changed frequently enough, unfiltered air entering engine
intake, malfunction in prelube valve or oil filter bypass valve |
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Severely
contaminated (dirty oil) |
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Pounded by
eccentric shaft motion |
Foreign object damage, coked or loose housing, excessive bearing clearing due to lube
problem |
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Center housing
bearing bores, rough finish |
Incorrect cleaning of ctr. hsg. during overhaul of turbo. (Wrong chemicals, bores
sand or bead blasted) |
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Metal or large
particle oil contamination |
Severe engine wear. i.e., Bearing damage, camshaft or lifter wear, broken piston |
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Lack of lube,
oil lag, insufficient lube |
Low oil level, high speed shutdowns, lube system failure, turbo plugged w/ R.T.V. |
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Coking |
Hot shutdowns, engine overfueled, restricted or leaking air intake |
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Fine particles
in oil (contaminated oil) |
See contaminated oil |
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Rough bearing
journals on shaft |
Bearing journals not protected from sand or bead blast cleaning during overhaul |